Minor League baseball All-Stars make early exitHabersham County Little League’s Minor League baseball All-Stars began play in the 2014 District 7 Little League tournament with games Sunday and Monday against Toccoa and Franklin County Little Le...

'Dead Week' brings a halt to summer activitiesOne week. There’s one week every school year where there is nothing going on at any high school in the state, it’s the same one each year and it’s called “dead week.” According to a rule instituted...

New region foes: AlpharettaAs announced last December by the Georgia High School Association, Habersham Central High School made the move from Region 7-AAAAAA to Region 6-AAAAAA, meaning another set of new athletic opponents...

El Patron wins church league season tournamentThe 2014 Habersham County Church League softball season came to a close Saturday after an 18-game tournament finished with El Patron standing atop the bracket and securing the first-place trophy. “...

Jenkins named Lions new coachJohn Dzik, director of Intercollegiate Athletics for Piedmont College, has announced the new head coach of the cross country and track and field programs with the hire of Jeff Jenkins. The position...

Collins racing to 2016 Rio Olympic gamesREPRINTED COURTESY OF THE PIEDMONT COLLEGE JOURNAL As a sophomore business student at Piedmont College, Stanton Collins’ routine is the same as most students – except for the twice-a-day workouts t...

CASA hosted 'Tee Off for CASA' eventNortheast Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates for children (CASA) held its sixth annual “Tee Off for CASA” event June 3 at The Orchard Golf and Country Club near Clarkesville. The event was a...

Rookie League All-Stars' run comes to an endHabersham County Little League ended its run at a Rookie League Sectionals tournament title Sunday after four games in the event, including the most sectionals wins for Habersham in the tournament....

Rapids, Hurricanes compete in Splash MeetThe Ruby C. Fulbright Aquatic Center near Clarkesville was the venue for the North Georgia Swim League Splash Meet hosted by the Habersham Rapids Swim Team Saturday. More than 325 swimmers ages 6 t...

Father/son duo share love of cyclingFor some kids, their athletic careers start in the backyard with mom or dad throwing a baseball, shooting hoops or kicking a soccer ball. Many of those ride bikes in their youth and out grow the ac...

Steck named Capital One All-AmericanPiedmont College men’s tennis player Patrick Steck was named a Capital One Academic All-American just weeks after being the first men’s tennis player to be named to the All-District list. The news ...

Henderson, 7, living life in the fast laneKenneth Henderson, much like any other 7-year-old in Habersham County, enjoys riding his bike, playing with his dog and watching his fair share of television. Unlike many kids his age, Henderson al...

Habersham Little League too much for opening foesThe Habersham County Little League baseball and softball all-stars of the 7- and 8-year-old division used double-digit efforts to defeat their opponents Monday night in Rabun County. Baseball HCLL’...

Sterghos named Triathlon ChampionAfter several years, and on his fourth attempt, Habersham Central High School alumnus U.S. Army Captain Nicholas Sterghos reached the apex of United States Military athletics in his chosen sport of...

Bald eagles nesting at record level in Ga.Bald eagle populations continue to rise in Georgia with 188 nesting territories present in the state in 2014, according to a release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. A survey of th...

Fannon, Steck named Academic All-DistrictPiedmont College’s tennis program garnered two Capital One Academic All-District award honorees as women’s player Ashley Fannon and men’s player Patrick Steck were named to the list of award winner...

Tokarz named ABCA All-South selectionPiedmont College sophomore pitcher Allen Tokarz was selected as a member of the All-South Region team by the American Baseball Coaches Association. “The beauty of Allen Tokarz on our pitching staff...

Charles named to All-Tournament TeamToccoa Falls College senior Dylan Charles completed his senior baseball season with a 6-1 upset victory over Lee University in the 2014 National Christian College Athletic Association National Cham...

Head named Academic All-AmericanPiedmont College senior softball pitcher Brittney Head was named to the Capital One Academic All-American team Tuesday after helping the Lady Lions achieve a 43-8 school record, regular season and ...

Twisters tear through State ChampionshipsHabersham County’s recently acquired gymnastics program completed its 2014 competitive season with 15 state champions named for the North Georgia Twisters. Level 6 State Championships were held Mar...

Ad sales to consolidate athletic fundraisingHabersham County School’s athletic department is opening up a new way of selling ads to local businesses in an effort to tie the department together across the county. “We’ll be selling advertiseme...

Tallulah Falls names Indians of the YearTallulah Falls School has named its 2013-14 Indians of the Year at the spring athletic banquet held recently at the Dillard House, according to a May 14 press release from the schooly. The women’s ...

HCHS, TFS break records at Georgia OlympicsHabersham Central High School senior Kendell Weeks and Tallulah Falls School juniors Jake Carmack and Caleb Walden, along with TFS sophomores James Davis and Ethen Besier, were all part of new scho...

HCHS spring scrimmage shows promise to coachesHabersham Central High School held its annual spring football game Saturday to give the community and coaches a glimpse of what the upcoming season will hold for the team. Heading into the game, du...

Men's golf falls short in sectionals tourneyHabersham Central High School’s men’s golf team played in the GHSA AAAAAA B sectional tournament Monday and fell short in its attempt to qualify for the state tournament. HCHS took six golfers to t...

Weeks leaps into state to finish HCHS careerHabersham Central High School senior Kendell Weeks is participating in the GHSA state track meet this weekend and has been steadily improving his technique as his career has progressed. Weeks moved...